diff --git a/pgmpy/models/BayesianNetwork.py b/pgmpy/models/BayesianNetwork.py
index bd90122d..70ae38f7 100644
--- a/pgmpy/models/BayesianNetwork.py
+++ b/pgmpy/models/BayesianNetwork.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class BayesianNetwork(DAG):
     Base class for Bayesian Models.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, ebunch=None, latents=set()):
+    def __init__(self, ebunch=None, latents=set(), show_progress=False):
         """
         Initializes a Bayesian Model.
         A models stores nodes and edges with conditional probability
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class BayesianNetwork(DAG):
         >>> len(G)  # number of nodes in graph
         3
         """
+        self.show_progress = show_progress
         super(BayesianNetwork, self).__init__(ebunch=ebunch, latents=latents)
         self.cpds = []
         self.cardinalities = defaultdict(int)
@@ -738,7 +739,9 @@ class BayesianNetwork(DAG):
                     show_progress=False,
                 )
                 for index, data_point in tqdm(
-                    data_unique.iterrows(), total=data_unique.shape[0]
+                    data_unique.iterrows(),
+                    total=data_unique.shape[0],
+                    disable=not self.show_progress,
                 )
             )